Sun City actually trades in crude salt. The Sun Tribe itself produces salt, and some even produce the better quality white salt. However, as usual, the monopoly is too expensive. Furthermore, producing salt requires crushing the ore and then boiling the salt, which is very troublesome, and the output is truly limited.
Due to the limitations of conditions, tools, and production technology, the output of salt cannot be high.
The conditions in the Sea Tribe were quite good, being close to the seashore. There was a large forest not far from the cliffs above, making it quite convenient to fell trees and make fire for salt. Even so, it was still quite troublesome. With the tools available, chopping down a tree was a real hassle.
In order to cut down trees, the Hai Tribe had wasted countless sharp stone knives, bone knives, axes, and other tools. These tools were the most difficult to make. Without iron, bronze, or metal, sharp stone and bone tools could only be slowly polished.
Why do we always say that the elderly, weak, and disabled are also good laborers? At least you can sharpen tools indoors, right? While sharpening tools may seem slow and tedious, it's a truly important job that even the elderly and weak can do.
In primitive society, without metal tools, sharpening stone and bone tools was extremely important. Whether it was forging a plow or carving a wooden or bamboo spear... everything required sharp stone and bone tools.
In general, the difficulty of making tools in primitive society is unimaginable.
Therefore, Ma Yue's decision to provide some salted radish to the elderly, weak, and disabled in winter was a genuine desire. Of course, the amount was less than that provided to able-bodied men, which made it seem reasonable to everyone.
Even if there were fewer, it was still good. Many elderly, weak, and disabled people were very excited, working harder and having more motivation in life. Salted radish is nothing, but it can be exchanged for precious food for livestock and sheep.
Xinghe, the third leader of the Star Tribe, arrived with a caravan of wildebeest and snowmobiles. The Second Priest, one of the leaders of the Sea Tribe, along with Shuichong, welcomed the Star Tribe's trade caravan.
Looking at the towering stone city, the might of the Sea Tribe instantly struck the heart of the third leader, Xinghe. Why the hell were they attacking the Sea Tribe? How could they get to this stone city with five-meter-high walls? How could they break in? Did they really think the two thousand people on the Sea Tribe were just for show?
It is said that there are two branches of the Sea Tribe on the other side of the forest. Together, they have at least 3,000 people, not much less than the Star Tribe.
The Sea Tribe was friendly. After all, they were guests from afar, and their journey wasn't easy. The Star Tribe hoped to exchange some coarse salt and salted radish. They had come all this way, so they couldn't let them go empty-handed, right?
The second priest said it very clearly. In order to build a new city, the Hai tribe also needs to reserve a large amount of salt. If they want to trade coarse salt again, they will have to wait until next winter.
At least the Sea Tribe still traded some coarse salt and salted radish to the Star Tribe. But the Star Tribe brought a lot of wildebeests and sheep, so they can't take them back, right?
Onions! That's right, this is also a very important trading commodity for the Sea Tribe in Sun City. The Star Tribe also really likes onions as a condiment. Exchange!
Fortunately, the Hai Tribe had a good harvest of onions. Aside from Ma Yue, who absolutely needed them, most of the Hai Tribe were fine with having them. For primitive people, onions were a luxury, at least, according to the Hai Tribe. While onions were delicious, they weren't as substantial as radishes and corn.
Of course, onions are expensive, even when trading in Sun City. The Sea Tribe is conscientious. Since you came here on your own initiative, the cost of shipping is reduced, and the prices of onions, salt, and salted radish are also significantly lower.
Everyone is happy!
The third leader Xinghe was also satisfied. The price offered was indeed fair. Even the shipping cost was taken into consideration. The Hai tribe was truly a conscientious merchant.
To show respect to the Third Chief Xinghe, the Second Priest and the Great Chief Shuichong treated us to stir-fried pork with green onions and eggs with garlic sprouts... Holy crap! It turns out there's a way to eat it, and how come it's so delicious?
The third leader, Xinghe, smacked his lips, savoring the delicious food, and left with his caravan in satisfaction.
Why didn't the Maohai Tribe trade with the Niupi Tribe, but the Xingxing Tribe was willing to trade when they arrived? That's nonsense. Essentially, the Niupi Tribe is just a middleman, so the wildebeest and sheep they sell are naturally more expensive. They can't compare to the Xingxing Tribe in this respect.
Less than half a month after the Star Tribe's trade caravan left, trade caravans from the Moon Tribe and even the Sun Tribe arrived...
The Niupi tribe was hurt. It seemed that their attempt to become a middleman with the Hai tribe would be difficult. They would have to grow their own radishes next year. Only when they truly had their own flagship product could they have the capital to run a business, right?
Ma Yue was a little disappointed. He asked the three major tribal caravans over there, but they had no information about copper. It seemed that the appearance of the copper ornament was just an accident.
This time, the Purple Tribe's caravan successfully exchanged a large number of pottery basins from the Sea Tribe. Zi Ya remains confident in the future development of the salt-boiling business. A little difficulty is always better than nothing, right? Without salt, it's absolutely impossible.
As spring was approaching, a large-scale migration began in the jungle, and able-bodied men from various tribes who were willing to work for the Sea Tribe gradually gathered in Stone City.
This year, the focus is destined to be on the new city.
In the new city, with the second priest, Shuichong and Gray Wolf there, Ma Yue felt relieved.
The most important business of Stone City is to transport lime and sand to the new city.
Jungle Division 2 also hired many strong men from other tribes to mine limestone...
"Charlatan, what if the new city is completed this year?" asked the high priest.
"Are you worried that the new city's total area is too large and that its defense force and population are insufficient?" Ma Yue said.
"Yes, the scale of the new city is based on our Stone City. Even if a part of the city is relocated there, there are only 900 people. How can we defend such a big city?" The new city is planned to be a three-phase project, which is roughly three urban areas of 500 meters in length. It will definitely not work if the population is too small.
"It's not impossible. Look, more and more able-bodied men from other tribes are coming here to be hired by us." The high priest felt very conflicted. He hoped that the new city would be built faster to avoid possible attacks from the grassland cavalry.
"I've been thinking about this too." Plans are always so unreliable, changes are always so rapid, and Ma Yue didn't expect that other tribes would export such a large amount of labor.
Ma Yue was tapping his rice bowl with chopsticks while thinking.
"How about we rent out part of the new city?" Ma Yue said suddenly.
"Rent it out? What does that mean?" The high priest was confused again. The charlatan had too many new ideas.
"As for the new city, the most important part is the main city. It contains the series of cave entrances and is the most valuable. The second and third phases of construction are considered secondary cities. If any tribes are willing to move in..."
"Then how do you calculate the rent you mentioned?" asked the high priest.
"Farming! People from other tribes who have moved in can farm outside the city. The grasslands outside the city are so vast, there's plenty of arable land available. If they harvest, they only need to give us a small portion of the harvest as rent."
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